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Lori Trahan: “The medical costs of a transition-related health care, it is actually not making a dent in the Department of Defense's…”

On the recordFebruary 26, 2019
The medical costs of a transition-related health care, it is actually not making a dent in the Department of Defense's overall healthcare budget.
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Lori Trahan
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Trahan argues that transition-related healthcare costs are minimal compared to military readiness costs.

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